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2011: Google Zeitgeist, How Asia Searched the World

The internet giant released its annual survey of popular global search terms. Find out what people and events ranked highest in China, India, Japan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and more. more
U.S. President Barack Obama (2nd R) applauds with Southeast Asian leaders, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (L), Philippines President Benigno Aquino (2nd L) and Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah (R), during a group photo session for the leaders of the East Asia Summit in Nusa Dua on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on November 19, 2011 following the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit. (Romeo Gacad/AFP/Getty Images)

2011: A Return to Roots? Lessons From This Year's US Engagement in Asia

In 2011, the Obama administration learned to love the twin pillars of postwar American Asia policy — free trade and a network of strong bilateral security pacts — all over again, writes John Ciorciari. more
On top? Chinese Yuan notes photographed in March 2011. China pointedly declined to provide direct financial assistance to Europe in late 2011. (Flickr/Sharon Drummond)

2011: A Year Sans Global Leadership

Emerging economies kept their distance from Europe's never-ending economic crisis this year. more
The front pages of Tokyo's major evening newspapers report the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il on December 19, 2011 in Tokyo. (Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP/Getty Images)

Stumpf: Kim Jong Il's Death an Opportunity for US, China

For the new leadership of North Korea, its primary goals will be to seek regime survival by consolidating power within North Korea first. This alone is an opportunity for the United States, China and the other parties. more
Xiao Baiyou, China's "Wolf Dad," surrounded by his four children.

Interview: NPR's Louisa Lim on Her Encounter With China's 'Wolf Dad'

A 47-year-old father of four known as "Wolf Dad" is causing a stir in China for parenting practices that that make "Tiger Mom" Amy Chua look like Mary Poppins. more

Photo of the Day: Chinese Opera Performer Backstage, Singapore

A Chinese street opera performer takes a break in between scenes in Singapore on 12 December, 2011. more
Real-life persons of the year? Rescue workers carry someone believed to be contaminated with radiation to a treatment center in Nihonmatsu city in Japan's Fukushima prefecture on Mar. 13, 2011. (Jiji Press/AFP/Getty Images)

Poll: Who is Asia's Person of the Year?

Ai Weiwei and India's Anna Hazare are two plausible contenders — and so are the Japanese rescue crews who risked everything in the radioactive ruins of Fukushima. more

Photo of the Day: Holy Lake in Tibet

Yamzhog Yumco lake is one of the three sacred lakes located 150km south of Lhasa, Tibet. more

Photo of the Day: The Venice of Hong Kong

Garbage collectors in Tai O, dubbed the "Venice of Hong Kong" on Lantau Island, Hong Kong on December 9. 2011. more
A truck containing used plastic bottles travels along a highway covered in haze in Beijing on December 5, 2011. (Liu Jin/AFP/Getty Images)

Pollution Has Residents Breathless in Beijing

Air pollution in Beijing is nothing new. But this week international media has been reporting that the thick smog hanging over China's capital actually appears to be getting worse. more